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Stories about: Fairweather

NOAA Starts New Mapping Effort in the Arctic Remote areas of the Arctic will receive the visit of the research ship the Fairweather, which experts at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are now using to conduct hydrographic surveys in unstudied regions.The Arctic areas where the Fairweather will be conducting its investigation have nev... 8 July 2011 05:29 GMT NOAA Ship Maps Uncharted Arctic Waters As global warming catches on speed and continues to advance, one of its primary effects is causing the Arctic ice caps to recede. As this happens, new waters become available for navigation, but these waters have not been charted for at least 50 years, and so their hazards are very little known. Responding to the nee... 21 July 2010 04:56 GMT